Nomenclature

Self-Aligning
Ball Bearings
1220 _K M C3

2 4
1 3

1. Internal Design: 3. Cage Designs:

— Standard internal design
E Improved internal design
TN9 Nylon fiberglass filled cage
rolling element guided
M Machined brass cage,
rolling element guided

2. Variations: 4. Clearance:
K Bearing with 1 to 12 C2 Radial internal clearance
tapered bore < normal

2RS1 Seals of plate and synthetic (C0)* Normal radial internal

rubber on both sides clearance

C3 Radial internal clearance

> normal

C4 Radial internal clearance

> C3

*Not marked on bearing or package

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Technical Features
Product Details

Boundary Dimensions In accordance with ISO 15-1981

Tolerances ABEC 1

Heat Stabilization 257 °F (125 °C)

Misalignment Series 1200 2.5 degrees

Series 1300 3.0 degrees
Series 1400 3.0 degrees
Series 2200 2.5 degrees
Series 2200-2RS1 1.5 degrees
Series 2300 3.0 degrees
Series 2300-2RS1 1.5 degrees

Cage Material
Standard Polyamide (TN9)
Optional Machined brass (M) large bearings

Axial Load – max Fap = 3 x B x d where

B = bearing width in mm
d = bearing bore in mm
Fap = axial load in Newtons

Seals 2RS1 synthetic rubber seals

Self-Aligning Self-Aligning
Ball Bearing (open design) Ball Bearing (sealed design)
(data tables on page 80) (data tables on page 82)

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Introduction
Self-aligning ball bearings have two rows of
balls with a common sphered raceway in
the outer ring. This feature gives the bear-
ings their self-aligning property, permitting
angular misalignment of the shaft relative to
the housing. Therefore, they are particularly
suitable for applications where misalign-
ment can arise from errors in mounting or
from shaft deflection.
For applications where the load carrying
capacity of self-aligning ball bearings is
insufficient, spherical roller bearings, which
have the same self-aligning property,
should be used instead.
SKF self-aligning ball bearings of the E
design have higher load carrying capacity
than bearings of the original standard
design because of improvements to the
internal design. This makes them suitable
for a wider range of applications than their
predecessors; the same size of bearing can
be used to carry heavier loads, or if the
loads remain the same, operational reliabili-
ty is enhanced and bearing life is longer.
Self-aligning ball bearings of the E design
are fitted with a glass fibre reinforced
polyamide 6.6 cage (TN9) as standard.
SKF self-aligning ball bearings are avail-
able in several designs of which the most
common are shown in this catalog:
• basic open (unsealed) design bearings
• bearings with seals on both sides
Basic Design
Self-aligning ball bearings of the basic
design are available with a cylindrical bore
as well as with a tapered bore (taper 1:12).
For self-aligning ball bearings with a
tapered bore, SKF supplies appropriate
adapter sleeves with which the bearings
can be secured simply and rapidly to
smooth or stepped shafts. The adapter
sleeves are supplied complete with nut and
locking device. Additional information can
be found in the “Mounted Accessories”
section of the Split Pillow Block inch series
and metric series chapters.
Self-Aligning Ball Bearings
Variations
Sealed bearings
SKF self-aligning ball bearings are also
available in a sealed (2RS1) version with
rubbing seals on both sides. The seals are
made of oil and wear-resistant synthetic
rubber and have a sheet steel reinforce-
ment. The operating temperature range for
the seal material is -40 to +250 °F (-40 to
+120 °C). The outside diameter of the seal
is retained in a recess in the outer ring giv-
ing a tight seal without deformation, while
the lip of the seal exerts a slight pressure
against a recess in the inner ring shoulder.
The sealed bearings are supplied as
standard filled with a lithium base grease
which is suitable for the operating tempera-
ture range -22 to +230 °F (-30 to +110 °C).
The bearings are lubricated for life and are
maintenance free. They should not be
heated at temperatures greater than
250 °F (120 °C) prior to mounting and
must on no account be washed.
SKF self-aligning ball bearings with seals
are available with a cylindrical bore or with
a tapered bore, the taper being 1:12 as for
the basic bearings.
Special Solutions
for Bearings
with Extended
Inner Ring
Self-aligning ball bearings with extended
inner ring (series 11200) are used for
applications employing commercial
ground shafting. The special bore toler-
ance of these bearings allows easy
mounting and dismounting.
Self-aligning ball bearings with
extended inner ring are located axially
by pins or shouldered screws which
engage in a slot at one side of the inner
ring. The pins or screws also prevent the
inner ring from turning on the shaft.
When these bearings are used in pairs,
the slots of the inner rings must either
be adjacent or at the outboard positions.
Otherwise, the shaft will be located in
one direction only.
Details on these special solution products
are available in other SKF publications,
which can be supplied upon request.
Introduction
Product Highlights
Optimum performance
SKF self-aligning ball bearings have
been designed to provide optimum per-
formance in a wide range of machinery
and equipment applications and are
particularly suitable for applications
where misalignment can arise from
errors in shaft and housing alignment or
shaft deflection and high speed is a
requirement.
Capacity for resistance-free,
self-alignment
In the event of minor angular misalign-
ment, the problems which beset many
other bearing types do not occur—
allowing for increased operational life,
lower friction and temperature, less wear
and noise during operation, and reduced
stress on both the cages and lubricants.
Sealed bearings—
greased for life
SKF self-aligning ball bearings are
available with contact seals on both
sides which protect the bearing from
contaminants during handling and oper-
ation. This allows for longer bearing
service life, is environmentally friendly,
and requires no relubrication—making
the bearing maintenance free.
Large product assortment
Available in a wide range (5 to 130 mm
inside bore diameter), the basic SKF
design is available with a choice of
seals, cage materials, and extended inner
rings.
Application flexibility
Self-aligning bearings are used in high
speed applications where alignments
may be a problem and running accuracy
is required. Examples include fans and
blowers, textile equipment and general
conveyor equipment.
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Introduction

Special feature Mounting bearings with tapered bore

Self-aligning ball bearings of series 14 as
well as some sizes of series 12 (K) and 13
(K) have balls which protrude somewhat
from the bearing; the actual values are given
in the adjacent table. This should
be remembered when designing adjacent
components.
Protrusion of balls from
bearing side faces
Clearance Bearings with a tapered bore are always
Radial internal clearance mounted with an interference fit on the shaft,
adapter sleeve or withdrawal sleeve. As a
SKF self-aligning ball bearings are produced
measure of the degree of interference of the
with Normal radial internal clearance (CN or
fit, either the reduction in radial internal
C0 not marked on bearing) as standard.
clearance of the bearing or the axial dis-
Radial clearance selection is based on fac-
placement of the inner ring on the tapered
tors such as high speed, operating tempera-
bearing seating can be used.
ture, shaft fits and axial movement limita-
The mounting of self-aligning ball bearings
tions. Bearings with a tapered bore are nor-
with tapered bore calls for experience and
mally supplied with a C3 radial internal
skill as they have a relatively small internal
clearance (marked on the bearing).
clearance, and a reliable measurement of
Bearings having clearances that are greater
the clearance reduction is not always possi-
than (C3 or C4) or less than (C2) normal
ble. There are specific mounting instructions
are available on request.
for these bearings in the SKF Bearing
The clearance values are given in table 1.
Installation and Maintenance Guide
They are valid for unmounted bearings with-
(140-710) or by visiting the SKF website
out measuring load, and conform to ISO
www.skf.com/mount for exact mounting
5753-1981 (ABMA standard 20).
instructions.

Loads Frequency Vibration

Equivalent dynamic bearing loads
Data
P = Fr + Y1 +Fa where Fa/Fr ≤ e
Frequency vibration data is available on the
P = 0.65 Fr + Y2 Fa when Fa/Fr > e SKF website www.skf.com, in the Interactive
Engineering Catalog or by contacting SKF
Values of factors e, Y1 and Y2 for each Applications Engineering.
individual bearing are given in the bearing
table 2, page 78.

Minimum load
In order to provide satisfactory operation
of all ball and roller bearings they must
Bearing Protrusion always be subjected to a given minimum
C1 load. This is also true of self-aligning ball
mm in bearings, particularly if they run at high
speeds where the inertia forces of the balls
1224(K) 1.3 0.0512 and cage, and the friction in the lubricant
1226 0.7 0.0276 can have a detrimental influence on the
rolling conditions in the bearing and may
1318(K) 1.0 0.0394
cause damaging sliding movements to occur
1319(K) 1.5 0.0591
1320(K) 2.5 0.0984 between the balls and the raceways.
1321(K) 2.6 0.1024 The requisite minimum radial load to be
1322(K) 2.6 0.1024 applied in such cases can be determined by
using the Interactive Engineering catalog on
1412 2.8 0.1102 the SKF website www.skf.com or by contact-
ing SKF Applications Engineering. However,
the weight of the components supported by
the bearing, together with the external
forces, often exceeds the requisite minimum
load. If this is not the case, an additional
radial load must be applied to the bearing;
for example, by increasing belt tension or
similar means.

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Introduction

Table 1 Radial internal clearance of self-aligning ball bearings

Bore Radial internal clearance
diameter
d C2 Normal C3 C4
over incl. min max min max min max min max min max min max min max min max
mm µm in µm in µm in µm in

Bearings with cylindrical bore

2.5 6 1 8 0.0000 0.0003 5 15 0.0002 0.0006 10 20 0.0004 0.0008 15 25 0.0006 0.0010

6 10 2 9 0.0001 0.0004 6 17 0.0002 0.0007 12 25 0.0005 0.0010 19 33 0.0007 0.0013
10 14 2 10 0.0001 0.0004 6 19 0.0002 0.0007 13 26 0.0005 0.0010 21 35 0.0008 0.0014

14 18 3 12 0.0001 0.0005 8 21 0.0003 0.0008 15 28 0.0006 0.0011 23 37 0.0009 0.0015

18 24 4 14 0.0002 0.0006 10 23 0.0004 0.0009 17 30 0.0007 0.0012 25 39 0.0010 0.0015
24 30 5 16 0.0002 0.0006 11 24 0.0004 0.0009 19 35 0.0007 0.0014 29 46 0.0011 0.0018

30 40 6 18 0.0002 0.0007 13 29 0.0005 0.0011 23 40 0.0009 0.0016 34 53 0.0013 0.0021

40 50 6 19 0.0002 0.0007 14 31 0.0006 0.0012 25 44 0.0010 0.0017 37 57 0.0015 0.0022
50 65 7 21 0.0003 0.0008 16 36 0.0006 0.0014 30 50 0.0012 0.0020 45 69 0.0018 0.0027

65 80 8 24 0.0003 0.0009 18 40 0.0007 0.0016 35 60 0.0014 0.0024 54 83 0.0021 0.0033

80 100 9 27 0.0004 0.0011 22 48 0.0009 0.0019 42 70 0.0017 0.0028 64 96 0.0025 0.0038
100 120 10 31 0.0004 0.0012 25 56 0.0010 0.0022 50 83 0.0020 0.0033 75 114 0.0030 0.0045

120 140 10 38 0.0004 0.0015 30 68 0.0012 0.0027 60 100 0.0024 0.0039 90 135 0.0035 0.0053

Bearings with tapered bore

18 24 7 17 0.0003 0.0007 13 26 0.0005 0.0010 20 33 0.0008 0.0013 28 42 0.0011 0.0017

24 30 9 20 0.0004 0.0008 15 28 0.0006 0.0011 23 39 0.0009 0.0015 33 50 0.0013 0.0020
30 40 12 24 0.0005 0.0009 19 35 0.0007 0.0014 29 46 0.0011 0.0018 40 59 0.0016 0.0023

40 50 14 27 0.0006 0.0011 22 39 0.0009 0.0015 33 52 0.0013 0.0020 45 65 0.0018 0.0026

50 65 18 32 0.0007 0.0013 27 47 0.0011 0.0019 41 61 0.0016 0.0024 56 80 0.0022 0.0031
65 80 23 39 0.0009 0.0015 35 57 0.0014 0.0022 50 75 0.0020 0.0030 69 98 0.0027 0.0039

80 100 29 47 0.0011 0.0019 42 68 0.0017 0.0027 62 90 0.0024 0.0035 84 116 0.0033 0.0046
100 120 35 56 0.0014 0.0022 50 81 0.0020 0.0032 75 108 0.0030 0.0043 100 139 0.0039 0.0055

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Table 2 Calculation factors for self-aligning ball bearings

Designation Calculation factors

Bearings with
cylindrical bore e Y1 Y2

126 0.33 1.9 3.0

127 0.33 1.9 3.0
129 0.33 1.9 3.0
1200 E 0.33 1.9 3.0
1201 E 0.33 1.9 3.0
1202 E 0.33 1.9 3.0
1203 E 0.31 2.0 3.1
1204 E 0.30 2.1 3.3
1205 E 0.28 2.2 3.5
1206 E 0.25 2.5 3.9
1207 E 0.23 2.7 4.2
1208 E 0.22 2.9 4.5
1209 E 0.21 3.0 4.6
1210 E 0.21 3.0 4.6
1211 E 0.19 3.3 5.1
1212 E 0.19 3.3 5.1
1213 E 0.18 3.5 5.4
1214 0.18 3.5 5.4
1215 0.17 3.7 5.7
1216 0.16 3.9 6.1
1217 0.17 3.7 5.7
1218 0.17 3.7 5.7
1219 0.17 3.7 5.7
1220 0.17 3.7 5.7
1221 0.17 3.7 5.7
1222 0.17 3.7 5.7
1224 0.19 3.3 5.1
1226 0.19 3.3 5.1

135 0.33 1.9 3.0

1301 E 0.35 1.8 2.8
1302 E 0.31 2.0 3.1
1303 E 0.30 2.1 3.3
1304 E 0.28 2.2 3.5
1305 E 0.28 2.2 3.5
1306 E 0.25 2.5 3.9
1307 E 0.25 2.5 3.9
1308 E 0.28 2.2 3.5
1309 E 0.23 2.7 4.2
1310 E 0.24 2.6 4.1
1311 E 0.23 2.7 4.2
1312 E 0.23 2.7 4.2
1313 E 0.22 2.9 4.5
1314 0.22 2.9 4.5
1315 K 0.22 2.9 4.5
1316 K 0.22 2.9 4.5
1317 K 0.22 2.9 4.5
1318 K 0.22 2.9 4.5
1319 K 0.23 2.7 4.2
1320 0.23 2.7 4.2
1322 0.22 2.9 4.5

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Table 2 Calculation factors for self-aligning ball bearings

Designation Calculation factors

Bearings with
cylindrical bore e Y1 Y2

1412 0.33 1.90 3.0

2200 E 0.54 1.15 1.8

2201 E 0.50 1.25 2.0
2202 E 0.43 1.50 2.3
2203 E 0.43 1.50 2.3
2204 E 0.40 1.60 2.4
2205 E 0.35 1.80 2.8
2206 E 0.33 1.90 3.0
2207 E 0.31 2.00 3.1
2208 E 0.22 2.90 4.5
2209 E 0.26 2.40 3.7
2210 E 0.23 2.70 4.2
2211 E 0.23 2.70 4.2
2212 E 0.24 2.60 4.1
2213 E 0.24 2.60 4.1
2214 0.27 2.30 3.6
2215 0.25 2.50 3.9
2216 E 0.22 2.90 4.5
2217 0.25 2.50 3.9
2218 0.27 2.30 3.6
2219 0.27 2.30 3.6
2220 0.27 2.30 3.6
2221 0.28 2.20 3.5
2222 0.28 2.20 3.5
2301 0.60 1.05 1.6
2302 0.52 1.20 1.9
2303 0.52 1.20 1.9
2304 0.52 1.20 1.9
2305 0.48 1.30 2.0
2306 0.44 1.40 2.2
2307 E 0.46 1.35 2.1
2308 E 0.23 2.70 4.2
2309 E 0.33 1.90 3.0
2310 0.43 1.50 2.3
2311 0.40 1.60 2.4
2312 0.33 1.90 3.0
2313 0.37 1.70 2.6
2314 0.37 1.70 2.6
2315 0.37 1.70 2.6
2316 0.37 1.70 2.6
2317 0.37 1.70 2.6
2318 0.37 1.70 2.6
2319 0.37 1.70 2.6
2320 0.37 1.70 2.6
2322 0.37 1.70 2.6

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